Accession No
1946.141.123
Description
Anthropomorphic adorno sherd from a vessel of red clay. Large hollow head with pierced eyes and ears and modelled hair, nose and lips; body elongated with grooves; legs broken off at thighs. Back attached to part of vessel wall; possibly used as lug or handle.
Place
Americas; Central America; Honduras; Bay Islands
Period
Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic
Source
?Guinness, Walter Edward (1st Lord Moyne) [collector and donor]; ?Feachem, Richard William de Fécamp [excavator and donor]; ?Leaf, Derek [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1946.141.123
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
117mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
It is currently unknown whether this object was collected by Walter Edward Guinness (1st Lord Moyne) in 1937 or excavated by Richard Feachem and Derek Leaf in 1939.
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang
Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card by Richard Feachem for 1946.141[.1-206]: 'Lugs from vases and pots'
Event Date 1946
Author: maa
Context (References)
Feachem, R.W. (1947). The Material Culture of the Bay Islands. Unpublished MA thesis, University of Cambridge.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Previously on display in archaeology gallery, Case 69, Clarke Gallery 1984-2010.
Event Date 1984
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Pottery handle or lug from a vessel of red fabric. In the shape of a person.
Event Date 16/10/2023
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Anthropomorphic adorno sherd from a vessel of red clay. Large hollow head with pierced eyes and ears and modelled hair, nose and lips; body elongated with grooves; legs broken off at thighs. Back attached to part of vessel wall; possibly used as lug or handle.
Event Date 30/7/2024
Author: Jodi Zhang
FM:304890
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